Description: John Linnell 1792–1882 Original Drawing on Blue PaperShop/Timber Framed Building Exterior Circ. 1810-1815SignedEx-Collection Sir John & Lady Witt A classically elegant drawing in pencil heightened with white chalk and colour wash. Signed bottom left J. Linnell.Verso; Labels – The Gallery Downstairs.The painter and engraver John Linnell was particularly known for representations of the English landscape and for his associations with other prominent artists, including Samuel Palmer, William Blake from whom he commissioned several substantial series of engravings and fellow pupils of Benjamin West. Linnell was born in Bloomsbury on June 16, 1792. His father was well connected to the London art world through his own work as a carver and provided access to West for early art instruction. Linnell also trained at the Royal Academy and initially pursued a career as an engraver, making his living in portraits and reproductions. Around mid-century he embarked on a lucrative career in painting, garnering a reputation for landscapes produced both as compositional features and as the background of narrative or historical subjects.Linnell moved to Surrey in 1850 and worked steadily as a painter almost until his death early in 1882.Many exhibitions, John Linnell’s work is in many public and private collections world-wide. Good overall condition, condition commensurate with age. Please see photographs. Size – 21 ½ inch (Frame HeightSize – 16 ¼ inch (Frame Width)Size – 12 inch (Image Height)Size – 7 inch (Image Width)Please feel free to browse my other listings.Thank you for viewing and happy shopping!
Price: 1250 GBP
Location: East Sussex
End Time: 2025-01-11T18:30:58.000Z
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Artist: JOHN LINNELL 1792-1882
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: John Linnell 1792-1882
Size: Small
Item Length: 16 1/2 inch
Region of Origin: United Kingdom
Framing: Mounted & Framed
Year of Production: 1810
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 21 1/2 inch
Style: !9th Century Drawing
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Unit Quantity: 1
Culture: English Early 19th Century
Item Width: 1 inch
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1800-1849
Signed: Yes
Period: Neoclassicism/Romantism (1770-1840)
Title: Timber Framed Building Exterior Circ. 1810-1820
Material: Pencil & Colour Wash on Blue Paper
Subject: Timber Framed Building / Shop Exterior
Type: Drawing
Theme: Landscape - Timber Framed Building/Shop Exterior
Production Technique: Free Hand Pencil Drawing
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
